Luciano Simone | University of Parma - People and Organization

Università degli Studi di Parma

Associate professor

Department of Medicine and Surgery

SSD: Physiology (BIOS-06/A)

Contacts

E. luciano.simone@unipr.it

T. +39 0521 903796

Office: Plesso Biotecnologico Integrato

Address: Via Volturno 39, 43125 Parma

Teachings

Academic year of provision: 2026/2027

HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY

First-cycle degree course in BIOMEDICAL LABORATORY TECHNIQUES

HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY AND CLINICAL BIOCHEMISTRY module

Year: 1°
Human Physiology

Single-cycle degree course 6 years in MEDICINE AND SURGERY

Hub: Piacenza

Year: 2°
Neurophysiology

Single-cycle degree course 6 years in MEDICINE AND SURGERY

Neurological Sciences module

Hub: Piacenza

Year: 3°
PHYSIOLOGY

First-cycle degree course in Childhood neuro and psychomotricity

MORPHOLOGICAL AND FUNCTIONAL SCIENCES module

Year: 1°

Previous years

Academic year of provision: 2025/2026

HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY

First-cycle degree course in BIOMEDICAL LABORATORY TECHNIQUES

HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY AND CLINICAL BIOCHEMISTRY module

Year: 1°
Human Physiology

Single-cycle degree course 6 years in MEDICINE AND SURGERY

Hub: Piacenza

Year: 2°
Human physiology

Single-cycle degree course 6 years in MEDICINE AND SURGERY

Neurological Sciences module

Hub: Piacenza

Year: 3°
PHYSIOLOGY

First-cycle degree course in Childhood neuro and psychomotricity

MORPHOLOGICAL AND FUNCTIONAL SCIENCES module

Year: 1°

Academic year of provision: 2024/2025

HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY

First-cycle degree course in BIOMEDICAL LABORATORY TECHNIQUES

HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY AND CLINICAL BIOCHEMISTRY module

Year: 1°
Human Physiology

Single-cycle degree course 6 years in MEDICINE AND SURGERY

Hub: Piacenza

Year: 2°
Human physiology

Single-cycle degree course 6 years in MEDICINE AND SURGERY

Neurological Sciences module

Hub: Piacenza

Year: 3°

Academic year of provision: 2023/2024

HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY

First-cycle degree course in BIOMEDICAL LABORATORY TECHNIQUES

HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY AND CLINICAL BIOCHEMISTRY module

Year: 1°
Human Physiology

Single-cycle degree course 6 years in MEDICINE AND SURGERY

Hub: Piacenza

Year: 2°

Academic year of provision: 2022/2023

Human Physiology

Single-cycle degree course 6 years in MEDICINE AND SURGERY

Hub: Piacenza

Year: 2°

Academic year of provision: 2021/2022

HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY

First-cycle degree course in BIOMEDICAL LABORATORY TECHNIQUES

HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY AND CLINICAL BIOCHEMISTRY module

Year: 1°
Research Methods in Cognitive Neuroscience

Second-cycle degree course in TRANSLATIONAL BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES

Year: 1°

Research

Publications

Encoding of visual stimuli and behavioral goals in distinct anatomical areas of monkey ventrolateral prefrontal cortex

Authors: Basile C.; Gerbella M.; Gravante A.; Lapadula A.; Rodà F.; Simone L.; Fogassi L.; Rozzi S.

Year: 2025
Resting‐State Functional Interactions Between the Action Observation Network and the Mentalizing System

Authors: Simone Luciano; Pierotti Enrica; Satta Eleonora; Becchio Cristina; Turella Luca

Year: 2025
Anatomo-functional organization of insular networks: From sensory integration to behavioral control

Authors: Simone Luciano; Caruana Fausto; Borra Elena; Del Sorbo Simone; Jezzini Ahmad; Rozzi Stefano; Luppino Giuseppe; Gerbella Marzio

Year: 2025
Editorial: The primate's sensorimotor system and its relationship with emotion, cognition, and decision-making

Authors: Simone Luciano; Gerbella Marzio; Fornia Luca

Year: 2025
The parietal architecture binding cognition to sensorimotor integration: a multimodal causal study

Authors: Fornia L.; Leonetti A.; Puglisi G.; Rossi M.; Viganò L.; Della Santa B.; Simone L.; Bello L.; Cerri G.

Year: 2024

Full list of publications

Research projects

COMPArative charACTterization of the parietal lobe: a multimodal approach (COMPAACT project)

Manager: Simone Luciano

Sponsor: Ministero dell'università e della ricerca

Start date: 13/12/2023 End date: 28/02/2026
Multimodal characterization of frontal networks involved in attentive functions

Manager: Simone Luciano

Sponsor: Ministero dell'università e della ricerca

Start date: 30/11/2023 End date: 28/02/2026

Public Engagement Initiatives

Podcast dal titolo: 'Bridging Brain Networks: How Humans Decode Social Interactions' realizzato per FENS Voices: the brains behind neuroscience, (https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-ra54t-1972446)

Luca Turella e Luciano Simone discutono della loro recente pubblicazione su EJN ed esplorano il modo in cui il circuito neurale dell' osservazione dell'azione e il sistema di mentalizzazione interagiscono durante la codifica di interazioni sociali.

Date: 25/09/2025